It’s important and interesting that two ridiculously oil-rich countries (Russia and Qatar) get awarded the World Cup and then it emerges that the FIFA judges who dole out such cherries are corrupt as f**k. Also interesting is the fact that the guy pissing all over the integrity of the world’s most popular sport is named “Blatter.” Because these are important things we need to cover, here is a video of former Bulgarian national team player Daniel Borimirov, a guy who played in the World Cup, starting a fight with a bunch of parents at a youth soccer game.

Highlights of the video include the kid throwing a paper cup at an adult for no reason near the end, the gym-class-quality Muay Thai kicks that get thrown whenever soccer people fight, and the invariable truth that a guy walking up to a group of local sports parents dressed like that is going to start a fight. If I was a European soccer player, I’d only dress in skinny jeans, sunglasses, and those rhinestone Afflicition-type shirts that look like they come from Dress Barn.

As someone who is just getting into soccer (go FC Dallas!) and has spent a month now writing about how insane it always is, I appreciate having something like this to find every week. What happenes next week? FIFA sells the World Cup to North Korea? Some guy from the Houston Dynamo stabs a referee with a flaming dagger, maybe in front of somebody’s field trip?

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Goddamit. These fucking guys, why can’t they just act like men and cordon off a circle and let them go at it, only separating them when one has the upper hand? I’m an American, and if there’s one thing the US has proved it’s the winner of the fight is always right.

06.01.11 at 12:47 pm

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Forgetting to bring orange slices is a bfd in Bulgaria and worthy of skinny guy on fat guy sucker punches.

06.01.11 at 12:49 pm

Michael D

FC Dallas. God bless you love…at least you seem like you care. Most Hoops fans I know and pity(as FC Dallas fans are called) are at least sincere in their fandom, whilst the rest of Dallas treats them like Miami does the Heat. Just so you know

/yes, I’m a Dynamo fan.

Oh and one of my best WTF moments for soccer: a few years ago in Italy some fans of Inter Milan stole a scooter from a fan from the opposing team, tried setting in on fire but after failing to do so threw it from the stands down on to the field. As an aside, this is where Jersey Shore is currently being filmed so it makes sense.

06.01.11 at 1:46 pm

Lance

You need to come to Portland. Then you can see how the Timbers Army gets crazy. I am glad you are getting into the game.

06.01.11 at 1:58 pm

FSJ

One of my favorite parts of this video is the Bulgarian word dressed up in the ESPN-ny font in the upper left-hand corner. It’s the little things.

06.01.11 at 2:46 pm

Philip

Of course when fighting their instincts are to throw kicks. Theyre football players!